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What is patent neural foramina?
Foramina are openings. Neural foramina patent bilaterally just means that the openings in the spine are open, and allow the nerves to pass through normally... Read More »
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What is the meaning of widely patent neural foramina?
Answer "Foramina" is the plural form of "foramen", and a foramen is just a hole. The brain normally has several of these holes, or foramina in it, including the foramen of Magendie, foramina of Luschka, and foramina of Monroe. Which one are... Read More »
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What does bilateral neural foramina mean?
The holes on the left and right side of the spinal cord that the nerves are protected in from top of spine to lower spine. Read More »
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This means that the spinal disc ("shock absorber" between the vertebrae) is protruding (bulging) on the left into the area where the peripheral spinal nerve leaves the spinal cord (neural foramen). If the disc compresses (impinges) the spin...
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As I understand it L5 is one of the vertebrae each vertebrae has cartilage between it to keep them apart and give them movement and protect them from wearing on each other. Neural foramina refers to the area where nerves from the spinal can...
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This means that the openings in the canal and foramina are normal in size, thus there is no restrictions that would cause any nerve problems.
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I just got do typing everything out and i have know clue where it just went?? I can no longer sit here due to my back... I am just looking for a doctor that know alot about the spine and if ther is any help out there for me I have had 6 bac...
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There is a narrowing in the space that the nerve that comes out of that particular vertebrae in your neck. From the sounds of it you are blessed with a bone growth (osteopyte) in the area of the joint where the nerve comes from the spinal c...
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Dear Virginia, Neuroforaminal encroachment is when the neuroforamen has been partially blocked or has a reduced size due to either bulging disk material, tumor processes, or degeneration (bone spurring from arthritic changes). The neurofora...
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